VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-36691

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-03-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. lib/nlattr.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion) via a nested Netlink policy with a back reference.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-674
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-674

Primary references